November 2 2017

Rockets and robots, and drones, oh my! Join The Help Group and STEM3 Academy for the FREE, family-friendly “Very Special Innovation Fair.” It’s a science fair, high-tech exhibition, art show, and community carnival all-in-one! This is an inclusive event for children of all ages and abilities that you will not want to miss. *Includes free tote bag and surprise gift.*

Need to de-stress or relax? Heal your inner energy! Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by using the energy in the practitioners hands to effect change in the client. It is not a massage but a relaxing experience that heals ones energy from within. Appointments are approx 40 min, and offered in Westlake Village, Agoura Hills and Thousand Oaks. Call 818.212.7556 for times and prices. Do yourself a favor and unwind before the holiday stress season hits!

Holiday Mini Sessions Are Here To Help You Capture The Spirit Of The Season

November 25th and 26th – *Limited amount of sessions available

Mini Sessions are perfect for updating the official family portrait and getting your personalized cards out in time for the holidays. Tamara Santana Photography’s Minis is celebrating your family’s big, fun, unique personalities as they are right now! This is their last family portrait event of the year!⠀Visit www.miniphotofun.com for details and to plan your shoot!

Sitting Pretty: A Girlfriend’s Guide to a Mindful (and Joyful) Life

I LOVE this book! You will too! You’ve heard all about mindfulness, right? Now, Sitting Pretty is here to help you become more present so that you can be stay focused, less overwhelmed and happier in all of your relationships (and the one with yourself!) To be more mindful you have to pay attention to all things… from the mundane tasks to the exceptional experiences. This book will help you with easy weekly suggestions to practice being mindful and present bringing you joy and appreciation for each moment in life!

Speak-Ezy offers a creative, individualized approach to a child’s speech needs including articulation, tongue thrust, stuttering, auditory processing, pragmatic deficits, and language delays. Children from pre-K through high school can develop and improve their communication skills via innovative, tailored techniques. Call Ronni for a free consultation at (818) 519-2132. “I would wholeheartedly recommend Ronni. She will impress you with her knowledge, passion, and dedication.” – Jen L.(Jen’s List)

Back-to-Camp includes SNOW, lots of fun games, laughs, and of course hot chocolate. All 5 of my boys LOVE this camp! New campers are welcome! Campers who bring a NEW friend will receive a free, exclusive Back-to-Camp sweatshirt! $375/camper(includes transportation). PLUS, take $50 OFF if you are already signed up for Summer 2018 or will be signed up before Back-to-Camp starts! Sign-up and pay in full, or save your spot with a $150 deposit. Siblings take an additional $25 off of tuition.

“Reynaldo Luna has been our gardener for 4 years and does a truly terrific job. Dependable, reliable and knows how to take care of the yard! I have referred him to SO many other Jens List members and EVERYONE loves him! He can trim trees too! Call him at 818-802-0025.”

YMCA Family Camp

December 15th-17th at Camp Oakes in Big Bear

Bring your family for a fun-filled weekend at Camp Oakes in Big Bear! Activities include archery, arts & crafts, ropes courses, trail hiking, sports, and a campfire on Saturday night. Weather permitting, sledding and snow-shoeing will be available, too! $80 per person * $300 per family of 4 * children 3 & under free!

These festive classes will celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and all our seasonal favorites. There will be jingle bells, dreidels, imaginary sleigh rides & sledding, and lots of fun! Miss Julia is looking forward to singing, dancing and celebrating with you and yours.

The First Step To Getting Help For Postpartum Depression Is Identifying The Problem

Cedars-Sinai is taking huge steps to support families with the new Postpartum Depression Screening, Education and Referral Program. It is so exciting to see a local medical center making maternal mental health a priority! The first step to getting help for Postpartum Depression is identifying the problem. The second step is education & the 3rd is knowing where to go for help: Perinatal Mental Health Care in Agoura Hills. Call 818-280-4445.

Started by a local mom of two young boys. TantrumBox is a new product that launched this week! TantrumBox provides exciting sensory products that distract children from have those dreaded temper tantrums! TantrumBox also comes with a booklet of 100 other ways to prevent children from having temper tantrums. This is a unique baby shower gift, and a great gift for parents struggling with their children’s tantrums.

Transforming the lives of students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscal-culia and other language-based learning differences, often combined with ADD/ADHD. Come Experience the Westmark Difference. They transform lives. At every age and every grade. Since every student learns differently, they teach differently. Come learn about their signature programs!

Get your kid’s or their friends the perfect Christmas gift, with a set of Wekom Wooden Stacking Robots. These traditional fun & funky toy robots will provide hours of amusement for all the family, as you try & find new & unique ways of stacking them together. Test your balancing and fine motor skills by interlocking these brightly colored wooden toys on top of each other. Each set of 9 pieces comes in a cardboard box for handy storage. For ages 3+.

Use code brinagfall to save 15% to get those gold bead bracelets all your friends are wearing! Yellow gold filled, rose gold filled, sterling silver and solid gold bead bracelets are on everyone’s mind. Stack them up for an arm party! We use gemstones along with beads to make the most gorgeous bracelets! Makes amazing Bat Mitzvah and Holiday presents as well.

HEY WORDY! is Blue’s Clues meets Dr. Seuss with a foreign-language twist. Dabblebee Dunn, a quirky wizard, fun-loving inventor and wordsmith, inhabits a world up in the clouds where we encounter crazy contraptions, magical adventures, and whimsical animated characters. HEY WORDY! joins education and entertainment to teach kids foreign words and phrases through live act Hey Wordy!” just received a Parents’ Choice Award – http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm.

Lynn Sher is a professionally trained vocalist and pianist with a BFA from the New School for Jazz and Professional Music in NYC. She is well versed in many genres from jazz and blues to rock n’ roll, music theater and bel canto opera. She teaches music theory, improvisation, songwriting and can also coach for auditions and performances. Lessons taught in studio are $75/hour and lessons outside of studio are $85-$100/hour, depending on distance.

If you are interested in being your own boss in a tax business that serves all 50 states, call Mina at 310-345-8500. No franchise fees. No experience needed. They will be your back office processing the tax needs of your client. We will train you and be on calls with you until you are comfortable. They will always be available to be your support. You can work from home with the hours that suit you best, you decide you don’t punch a clock. The tax business is a recession proof business as you.